“The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans program honors the contributions of immigrants and children of immigrants to the United States. Each year, we invest in the graduate education of 30 New Americans—immigrants and children of immigrants—who are… Read More ›
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2022 Davis-Putter Scholarship Fund: Open to Undocumented Students
The Davis-Putter Fund awards up to $15,000 scholarships to undergraduate and graduate students who are active in social justice movements. In selecting scholarship recipients, the Fund considers applicants’ contributions to social justice, ability to perform academically, and relevance of educational… Read More ›
(Un)studied Complicity: Cross-examining Undocumented Immigrant Student Participation in the U.S. Education System
Guest interview featuring Alonso As part of the UndocuScholarship series at My Undocumented Life, we had the opportunity to interview Alonso who is currently the Middle School & Family Engagement Director and Ethnic Studies Adjunct Faculty at Salt Lake Community… Read More ›
2022 Ford Foundation Pre-Doctoral Fellowships: Open to Undocumented Graduate Students with DACA
The Ford Foundation is now accepting applications for its pre-doctoral fellowship program, which provides awardees with an annual stipend of $27,000 for three years beginning during the fall of 2022. In addition to financial support, this fellowship opportunity provides awardees… Read More ›
Applying to Grad School? Check out NYSYLC’s UndocuGrad Guide!
The New York State Youth Leadership Council (NYSYLC) launched their new “UndocuGrad School Guide: Undocu-friendly guide to pursuing, financing, and navigating graduate school“! The guide is broken into four chapters, which cover information on preparing for grad school (including funding… Read More ›
ACLS Leading Edge Fellowships: Open to PhD Graduates with DACA
The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) is currently accepting applications for its Leading Edge Fellowship program. Through this program, selected fellows “take on substantive, intellectually meaningful projects in a challenging job market; Receive annual stipends of $60,000 plus health insurance and… Read More ›
2022 Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship: Open to Undocumented Students for Graduate School
The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship provides up to $90,000 in financial support over two years of graduate school. This is an opportunity that is open to immigrants who graduated from both high school and college in the United States,… Read More ›
Finding Your Graduate Advisor and Building a Network of Mentors
By LUCY One of the key pieces of advice I received when I was applying to graduate school was the importance of finding a strong mentor that was going to support me, my goals and my work. Professors and fellow graduate… Read More ›
2021 Davis-Putter Scholarship Fund: Open to Undocumented Students
The Davis-Putter Fund awards up to $15,000 scholarships to undergraduate and graduate students who are active in social justice movements. The Fund considers the applicant’s contribution to social justice, ability to perform academically, and relevance of educational program, as well… Read More ›
Afterthoughts of an Undocumented Graduate Student
By KATY While drafting some ideas for this post I struggled to think about what advice I could possibly share without sounding too pessimistic or possibly discouraging undocumented students that are interested in applying to graduate school. I tried very… Read More ›
2021 CES Dissertation Fellowship: Open to Undocumented PhD Students
The Center for Engaged Scholarship (CES), an organization created by and for social scientists, is now accepting applications for its dissertation fellowship opportunity, which provides $25,000 in funding to “Ph.D students in the social sciences who have already completed all… Read More ›
Interview with Katy, Author of “Undocumented Queer Parenting: Navigating External and Internal Threats to Family”
Katy is currently a doctoral student in American Studies at Yale University. She recently published a chapter titled, “Undocumented Queer Parenting,” as part of the “We Are Not Dreamers: Undocumented Scholars Theorize Undocumented Life in the United States” book. Her… Read More ›